DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp — just to make sure it’s fresh.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Snootfool: /snoÅtfoÅl/ Harold is sure he can detect even the slightest sign that things are not what they should be. With a quick sniff he declares a check legit or fraudulent. He has rejected designer jeans more than once after a mere whiff. He sees himself as a Sherlock Holmes. Most see him as a snootfool. Etymology: snoot (a person*s nose) + fool (a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person) a play on snootful Created by: artr.
Whiffappropo: // Janelle looked over to find Dave in a fit of whiffappropo with his phone. “Would you please stop doing that in public!” she said under her breath. Etymology: To catch a whiff of an odor and breathe in sharply through the nose to identify the ‘flavor.’
Appropo comes from a deliberate twist of the French word apropos meaning appropriate and in this case does it smell proper at this time. Created by: psi4got.
Sniffixation: /snif-fix-a-shun/ Jim had such a sniffixation about freshness that Rita refused to go with him to buy groceries anymore. Anyone who watched him smell, poke, squeeze and taste the fruits and vegetables was too grossed out to buy them when he got done with them. He sniffed the meats to make sure they weren’t spoiled, the cheeses to see if they were still good and the fish to make sure it hadn’t gone belly up. But when he began to sniff the cat food she had enough. Etymology: sniff + fixation:an obsessive preoccupation Created by: mrskellyscl.
Urgescent: /‘erg-‘sent/ Kimberly had no sense of smell, which served not only as another reason to hate Loretta, but also as cause to deeply distrust her. “It’s too primal” Kimberly opined, “maybe if she were a rodent it wouldn’t be as strange, but I don’t trust anyone who operates like a rat.” Meanwhile, in the background Loretta urgescently nosed her way through Kimberly’s desk until she found Kimberly’s stash of cheese. Etymology: urge (compel earnestly) + scent (odor) Created by: thegoatisbad.
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